Exciting things are happening with Fibreshed and our neighbours on Vancouver Island. On the 22nd of January of 2018, CBC news aired a story about a Vancouver Island Fibreshed project named “Move over 100-Mile Diet: Vancouver Island fibre producers launch the 150-Mile wardrobe” and Vancouver Island’s only fibre mill recently re-opened as well. Click on link […]
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Fibreshed goes to Fibre Camp 2017
The Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild’s Fibre Camp 2017 was held at Camp Sunrise on the Sunshine Coast of BC from Sept 7th to Sept 9th. Fifty fibre enthusiasts gathered to attend workshops, played with their fibre, shopped at vendor stalls, talked, ate and shared their stories. The Sunshine Coast Fibreshed display featured local fleece dyed […]
Read MoreBotanical Garden’s Harvest Festival – Sept 3rd
Lots of interest today in the “Blanket Project”, Ursula’s magical tree weaving, and the Dyer’s Garden pokeberry display … Pokeberry pink is becoming the colour of the year! Trees, grass, and Penny’s canopy helped to provide relief on this very hot September day. Lynne mesmerizing the public with her beautiful silk rovings. Joan demonstrating spinning […]
Read MoreWorldwide Knit in Public Day – June 10th
Kim Fenton hosted knitters along the sidewalk in front of her shop, Unwind, in Mollys Lane, Gibsons, B.C. Several happy knitters joined Kim along with members of the Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild, local Fibreshed folk and the curious public. Interesting stories were told by each knitter remembering their first or most memorable knitting […]
Read MoreFibreshed at the Mini Maker Faire in May
Some of the Fibreshed team attended the Maker Faire in Gibsons In May, spreading the word and demonstrating the traditional crafts of knitting …
Read MoreInternational Earth Day 2017
April 21, 2017, international Earth Day was celebrated in Roberts Creek, BC by our local Sunshine Coast Fibreshed. The day started out dry with sunshine, always windy at the pier. We set up our colourful Fibreshed display with locally dyed rovings, plants for a Dyers garden and local sheep fleece for garden mulch…. We featured […]
Read MoreSecond Annual Fibreshed Day – Part 2
The Waulking Ceremony Waulking is a traditional Scottish method used to full and soften fabric. The Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers have been gathering local fibre and working on a Community Blanket Project for the past year. We started with La Braun of Happy Chick Farm, Gibsons, BC, here with Shepherdess, Heidi. The woven […]
Read MoreSecond Annual Fibreshed Day – Part 1
From Shepherdess to Knitted Dress The Second Annual Sunshine Coast Fibreshed Day was held April 9, 2017 at Fibreworks Studio and Gallery, Madeira Park, BC. The focus was on our local Shepherds & Shepherdesses to show off fibre from their sheep and the steps of shearing through to finished product. Wendy Gilbertson on her Wilson Creek farm with “Mojo”, […]
Read MoreFibreshed at SCSAWG’s February Spin-in
There was lots of activity at Yvonnes’s Fibreworks Studio in the Yurts today. It was the Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers Guild’s monthly potluck and spin-in. Here, experienced blanket weavers Marjorie Ann and Barby are working hard on the Blanket Project as penny keeps a watchful eye. Deanna is preparing to spin her luxurious Shetland […]
Read MoreFibreshed at the Spinners & Weavers 2016 Fibre Plus Sale
Sunshine Coast Fibreshed set up an educational display at the Spinners & Weavers Fibre Plus Sale this past weekend, Nov 25 & 26 at the Sechelt Arts Centre. Creative minds of Caroline and Danielle setting the stage. We asked, what is a Fibreshed? Examples of our Langdale to Lund producers, resources and vendors. More information […]
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